On Ed Schultz: restrictions on lawsuits takes away legal protection

[MissMarple]

from working class Americans and basically gives protection to corporations. If there is such a big problem with "trial lawyers" reaping huge fees and plaintiffs getting "pennies" why didn't the Republicans address that instead of further hurting the little guys?
And why put a numerical cap on monetary awards? These guys are such blatant liars.

He was talking with the head of the Trial Lawyers Association Todd Smith(?)who to me sounds very much like Jimmy Stewart (It's a Wonderful Life, etc.).

[Pirate Smile]

1. He has Harry Reid on now talking about Bush renominating the Judges.

[Sandpiper]

2. The corporations only want to restrict private citizens access to courts

The Corporation v. Corporation suits are where the real big bucks change hands, and they don't want to restrict those in any way, shape, or form.

[Eloriel]

3. Yes -- the worst corporate offenses that hurt, maim and kill people

can now be chalked up as just the "cost of doing business" if the corporations are taken to court and lose. It is now COST EFFECTIVE to hurt, kill and maim people in the conduct of your business, through product UNsafety, gross incompetence, impaired function (say drug addicted doctors and such).

Open season on consumers.

[Coastie for Truth]

4. Litigation Reform - Like Social Security Reform

1. The "Class Action Litigation Reform" protects the credit card companies who are "nickel diming" customers by late charges, over limit charges, interest rate changes based on factors outside this customer's use of this account. It is just "not worth it" to take your bank to court, even small claims court, on these matters. But, you aggregate this chiseling over millions of accounts -- and we are talking "Big Bucks." The "big Bucks" value would attract a "Class Action Lawyer. But now the class actions are severely limited.

2. And same session - Bankruptcy "Reform" - like Litigation "Reform" and Social Security "Reform". But, here's the rub -- half of all bankruptcies involve massive uninsured medical expenses (coverage either canceled or exceeded). http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=104839&mesg_id=104839

So - with Litigation Reform the credit car companies can nickel-dime you to death when you're solvent -- and with Bankruptcy Reform they can now screw you when you're in trouble, and you have a good chance of "getting into trouble" when your health carrier and insurer screw you in sequence.

These Repugs like MISTER Frist and Senator Grassley look out for their own Repugs.